Shloka 2

अधश्चोर्थ्व प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: । अधश्च मूलान्यनुसंततानि कमनिबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके*,उस संसारवृक्षकी तीनों गुणोंरूप जलके द्वारा बढ़ी हुई एवं विषयभोगरूप कोंपलोंवाली* देव, मनुष्य और तिर्यक्‌ आदि योनिरूप शाखाएँ* नीचे और ऊपर सर्वत्र फैली हुई हैं तथा मनुष्यलोकमें कर्मोके अनुसार बाँधनेवाली अहंता, ममता और वासनारूप जड़ें भी नीचे और ऊपर सभी लोकोंमें व्याप्त हो रही हैं

adhaś cordhva-prasṛtās tasya śākhā guṇa-pravṛddhā viṣaya-pravālāḥ | adhaś ca mūlāny anusantatāni karma-nibandhīni manuṣya-loke ||

اس کی شاخیں نیچے بھی اور اوپر بھی پھیلی ہوئی ہیں—تینوں گُنوں سے پرورش پاتی اور حِسّی موضوعات کے نرم شگوفوں سے آراستہ؛ اور انسانوں کے لوک میں کرم کے بندھن سے جڑی ہوئی اس کی جڑیں بھی نیچے تک پھیلی ہوئی ہیں۔

अधःdownwards/below
अधः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
Formtrue
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formtrue
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards/above
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formtrue
प्रसृताःspread/extended
प्रसृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-सृ
Formpast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof that/of it
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शाखाःbranches
शाखाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गुण-प्रवृद्धाःgrown by the guṇas
गुण-प्रवृद्धाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणप्रवृद्ध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विषय-प्रवालाःhaving sense-objects as sprouts
विषय-प्रवालाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविषयप्रवाल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अधःdownwards/below
अधः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
Formtrue
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formtrue
मूलानिroots
मूलानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अनुसंततानिstretched/extended along
अनुसंततानि:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-सं-तन्
Formpast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Plural
कर्म-अनिबन्धीनिbinding through karma
कर्म-अनिबन्धीनि:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मानिबन्धिन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
मनुष्य-लोकेin the world of humans
मनुष्य-लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्यलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
T
the world-tree (saṃsāra-vṛkṣa)
G
guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas)
M
manuṣya-loka (human world)

Educational Q&A

Saṃsāra is portrayed as a vast tree whose growth is fueled by the three guṇas and whose shoots are sense-objects; its roots are karmic tendencies that bind beings, especially in the human realm where choice and action intensify bondage. The ethical implication is to recognize how desire and guṇa-driven action sustain entanglement, preparing the seeker for detachment and liberation.

Arjuna, in dialogue with Kṛṣṇa, continues the description of the cosmic ‘aśvattha’ (world-tree). He explains how its branches extend in all directions and how its roots—identified with karma-producing bonds—spread and bind beings in the human world, setting up the need to cut this tree through spiritual knowledge and renunciation.